Role: Health and Safety Advisor

Location: Carlow

Salary: Negotiable DOE

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen with our client for a Health & Safety Officer.

This is a full-time role reporting to the EHS Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the operations team to provide technical support throughout their projects.

Job Description:

• Supporting the management and operations team and assigned sites to ensure compliance with both HS legal requirements and company HS standards.


• Coordinating HS education and training programmes, e.g., onsite inductions, safe pass, manual handling, fire, forklift, first aid training, etc.


• Ensuring contractor management arrangements are implemented across all locations, e.g., permit to work system, review of subcontractor Safety Statements, RAMS, and related documentation.


• High level of documentation control.


• Communicating with employees, contractors, customers, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders on HS-related matters.


• Ensuring that there are adequate supplies of suitable PPE available to staff.


• Contribute to Tool Box talk topics and delivery of the same.


• Preparation and implementation of site emergency preparedness and response plans; ensuring adequate evacuation / response arrangements are in place for fire and other emergency situations.

Candidates must possess:

• Relevant Health & Safety qualification, 1-2 year's relevant experience in a similar role preferably in the construction industry.


• Safe Pass & Manual Handling


• A knowledge of construction health and safety principles.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills.


• Good IT skills & proficient in the use of MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook.


• Be a problem solver - Essential.


• Cost awareness / Uses resources effectively


• Ability to operate as part of a team and proven ability to engage with onsite managers.


• A full driving license is preferable for this position.

Due to the urgency of this vacancy, it is not possible for our client at this time to consider anyone without the appropriate work permits, visas or sponsorship's already in place.

Therefore, we are unable to consider candidates who do not have full authorisation to work in Ireland.

Applications submitted without the necessary visa in place will not be considered.

MC